Shepherding Saturday

Catagory for Posts about how Christian principles impact living. This category will contain both ethical topics and biblical counseling topics. These topics help guide Christians in living everyday to the glory of Christ Jesus.

  • For a number of years, Redeemer Biblical Counseling Training Institute (RBCTI) has asked me to be one of their instructors training prospective counselors for the Association of Certified Biblical Counselor’s exam. This January, I had the privilege of teaching a course that teaches biblical counselors a basic approach to help people with problems. In an

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  • Intro: Friends, as we pick back up with the account of Samson’s wedding, can I share with you again how difficult the book of Judges is to read and to consider. I thought long and hard this week about how I could be faithful to what God has revealed in this book and point you

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  • When Forever Doesn’t Seem So Good…

    Often in preaching we hear the pastor talk about living forever as if the best thing about Jesus saving us is that we get to live forever. Can we as biblical believers really understand “forever” or “everlasting” automatically as something good? Think for example of Ecclesiastes 3:11 which testifies that God makes everything beautiful in

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  • A member of our church asked for my thoughts on the column “Ignorance” in the Spartanburg newspaper. As a pastor, I frequently hear believers cite the four points against same-sex relationships mentioned in the article. I cringe when I hear believers utilize these arguments, but not for the same reasons the article points out. First, let’s talk

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  • Monday evening, while I sat outside grilling and watching my children play in the yard, my phone alerted me with the familiar sound of an incoming news story. Thinking that it probably consisted of a NFL preseason alert or some other announcement of similar importance I did not immediately pick it up. When I did,

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  • Last week at seminary, my professors mentioned repeatedly the need to write a little bit each day on the major project report. They warned us not to procrastinate! That simple warning does not convey the biblical seriousness of neglecting a plan to avoid procrastination. My wife and I had a physician early in our marriage

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